Mount O'Beirne

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Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne is located in Alberta
Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,637 m (8,652 ft)[1]
Prominence210 m (690 ft)[2]
Coordinates52°54′49″N 118°37′17″W / 52.91361°N 118.62139°W / 52.91361; -118.62139Coordinates: 52��54′49″N 118°37′17″W / 52.91361°N 118.62139°W / 52.91361; -118.62139[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Parent rangeVictoria Cross Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D15

Mount O'Beirne is a mountain in the Continental Ranges on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 59th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1918 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler after Eugene Francis O'Beirne, a "sponger and general pest" who in 1864 had attached himself to William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton and Walter Butler Cheadle's expedition over the Yellowhead Pass.[1][3]

See also[]

  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia

References[]

  1. ^ a b Birrell, Dave (2000). 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 9780921102656. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ Tivy, Robin. "Mount O'Beirne". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Vancouver BC, Canada.
  3. ^ a b "BC Geographical Names: Mount O'Beirne". GeoBC. Province of British Columbia. Retrieved 3 December 2015.


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